Auto dealer killed after pickup slams into tree

He was pronounced dead on arrival at the West Demerara Regional Hospital.
Ramdin had been residing in the United States but returned to Guyana for an intended brief stay, four days ago.

 Vehicles-collided

An eyewitness, who assisted in removing the businessman from the mangled vehicle, said that Motieram was not wearing a seatbelt and was attempting to overtake the driver of another pickup, with whom he was apparently racing, when the mishap occurred.
Police are said to be questioning a man in connection with the crash.
Two eyewitnesses told Kaieteur News that they were sitting in an area near Crane, West Coast Demerara, when they saw two pickups, one black and the other grey, heading west on the public road at high speed.
They said that the driver of the black pickup, who turned out to be Ramdin, was attempting to overtake the other pickup when he drove into the lane of an approaching vehicle.
Ramdin reportedly attempted to take evasive action but instead swerved off the road and slammed into a plum tree.
One of the eyewitnesses said that he ran over to the pickup and saw Ramdin, who was not wearing a seatbelt, lying motionless inside.
The eyewitness said he and the occupants of the other pickup assisted in pulling the businessman out and placing him in the other vehicle.
They then took Ramdin to the West Demerara Regional Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Ramdin is survived by five children, three of whom reside in Guyana.
Deowantie Ramdin, one of the dead man’s daughters, told Kaieteur News that her father had only returned from the United States four days ago. He was staying at relatives at La Jalousie, West Coast Demerara.
According to Ms. Ramdin, her father had just left his Vreed-en-Hoop business premises and was heading for Windsor Forest to see relatives when the tragedy occurred.
Last May, 26-year-old minibus operator Jerry Sookdeo was drag-racing with friends when the car he was driving slammed into a fence near Ruby, East Bank Essequibo.
He was killed on the spot.
Two Mondays ago, Onika Holder, 15, was killed when a car she and her siblings were traveling in slammed into a utility pole near Grove, East Bank Demerara.
Her sister, Shanice Gardener, sustained injuries to her neck and her nine-year-old brother, Noelex Holder suffered a broken arm.
The driver has since been charged.